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THIS IS TRUTH BOUT THE SELF

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T H E

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TRESTLEBO RD

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DR

NN D VIES



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PREF CE

Dr. Paul Foster Case inspirationally received he

Pattern on the Trestleboard from the Master of Wisdom

who gives spiritual guidance to the work of Builders of

theAdytum a non-profit, religious organization), foun-

ded upon the esoteric teachings of the

Secret Wisdome of

srael as embodied in the practical mysticism of the

Holy Qabalah.

The Pattern on the Trestleboard is a most startling set of

positive statements relating to the ten Divine Emana-

tions of the Qabalistic Tree of Life. It is both an affirma-

tion of Reality and a meditational technique. It helpi

the spiritual aspirant attain to a more conscious expres-

sion of this Reality. It is tenfold picture of the destiny

of man in the evolutionary scheme as revealed by the

Secret Wisdom. In learning how to live this Divine Pat-

tern on the Trestleboard, man becomes the full manifes-

tation of Cosmic attributes. Because so many aspirants

have asked for an enlarged interpretation of The Pattern

on

the

Trestleboard to help them on the Qabalistic Path

of Return, Dr. Ann Davies, Spiritual Director of Builders of

Adytum, presents this short analysis of each of the

Sephiroth of the Tree of Life.



Dr. Paul Foster Case, beloved founder of Builders of

the Adytum also known as B.0.T.A Temple of Tarot

and Holy Qabalah), under instruction from the Spiri-

tual Hierarchy, personally trained Dr. Ann Davies to

enter into her destined life work as his successor. This

training included full guidance through her Qabalistic

Initiations into Adepthood. After Paul Foster Case had

assured himself that reliable contact with the Spiritual

Heirarchy had been achieved by Dr. Davies, he with-

drew from this incarnation, his mission having been

completed Dr. Davies then received instruction from

the Spiritual Heirarchy to release additional aspects of

the Secret Wisdom of Israel. The time had become ripe

for hitherto exoterically unknown portions to be re-

vealed Through her instrumentality these new and pro-

found spiritual riches from the Inner School are now

being disseminated and made available for posterity.

Dr. Davies is a true bearer of the Light Her volumi-

nous poetry and other writings have brought inspira-

tion to members and friends throughout the world As a

lecturer prior to her passing to the inner planes, in 1975

she was incomparable. Her beautifully lucid letctures

reveal a rare combination of intellectual brilliance per-

vaded with mystical power. These are but a few of the

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THIS IS TRUTH ABOUT THE SELF

Qabalistic nterpretation

of

THE PATTERN

ON

THE TRESTLEBOARD

by

D R ANN DAVIES

THIS IS TRUTH ABOUT THE SELF

What do we mean when we say,

"I

Am"? Man has

been telling himself untruths about his selfhood and

like a dreamer weaving fantasies, he experiences the

pictures he creates. Man identifies himself with the

moving pictures on the screen of consciousness. and

becomes so lost in the story he unfolds to himselfthat he

loses all sense of identification with the True Watcher.

the Experiencer.. that aspect ofhimselfwhich Creates.

Like a person lost in a movie or in a book, Man is so con-

centrated within the smaller field of phenomenal

manifestation, that he becomes unaware of his larger

Self.

The Pattern, therefore, starts offwith a strong sugges-

tion. It is saying in essence, "Wake up You are not

t h t

with which you have identified yourself You are

not

that which you have been dreaming Wake up and see

what you truly are "



Announcing that

This is Truth About The SelJ)

is

aimed at bringing the consciousness to attention so that

it can discover what Self

really

is. This introductory,

potent declaration. then brings one s awareness to a

state of joyous anticipation.. a spirit of questioning..

a

desire to learn

what

is really true. It

is

an anticipatory

awakening from the delusion of false identifications

with the various aspects ofpersonality experiences..

a

new hope for release from bondage.

What

is

the

Trurh Abour he Self'?



ALL THE POWER THAT EVER WAS

OR WILL BE IS HERE NOW

The zero precedes manifestation. It is therefore placed

before the ten Divine Emanations and referred to as the

Limitless Lighr t

is a symbol for that which is beyond

thought. It is the Absolute which the mind of man can-

not encompass. Nevertheless it is that from which all

things and states of consciousness proceed. It is the

Cause of all things and yet it is the No-thing. It is the

ALL within which consciousness awareness. life and

beingness abide. It is the womb of God. It cannot be

comprehended but it may be apprehended

Again we may use the dream analogy and ask: Is the

dream real in the usual sense? Does it occupy space?

Does it have solidity? Is it actually endowed with the

attributes of sight sound taste touch and even odor?

Yet while the dreamer is dreaming the experiences

are real.

Assume that the manifestation of the physical uni-

verse proceeds from the thought processes of the

Absolute. If so it exists within Man and Man experien-

ces these Cosmic thought processes as the physical

universe in which he lives. The thought processes of



M a n a re vas t an d ever expand ing . Bu t the though t p ro -

cesses of the Absolute and i ts Self-awareness of i ts

potencies a re l imi tless . Th ere fo re .

ll the power th at ever M9asor will he

is

here now

Th is i s

Tr u th a bo u t the Self W e a re pa r t an d pa rce l o f the limit -

less Ab solute C onsciou sness. Co nscious ness is a l l we

have. Whatever consciousness can picture , whatever

consc iousness

can

t h i n k . . t au tomat ica l ly c reates We

live a n d mo ve a n d h a v e o u r b e i n g in t h e

All Conscious-

ness. W e are con sciousn ess, a n d we hav e l imitless , e ter-

nal powers of consciousn ess, yesterday, today, a n d

tomorrow. We have i t

Now.

This i s Tru th abou t the

Self.



I

AM

A CENTER O F EXPRESSION

FOR

THE PRIMAL WILL-TO-GOOD WHICH

ETERNALLY CREATES AND SUSTAINS

THE UNIVERSE

The statement numbered one refers to the first com-

prehensible idea that man can enterain. On the Qaba-

listic Tree of Life it is called Kether, The Crown, The

One, The Indivisible.

How can I be a center of expression for the One

Creator? Another analogy will help us to understand

this idea more fully. I, Ann Davies, am a daughter. I am

a different kind of daughter to my mother and father. I

am a sister. I am a different kind of sister to each of my

several sisters. Each one sees and experiences me from

the unique point of view which is theirs. I am a mother

to my daughter. I am a different friend to each of my

friends. I am a teacher to my students, and a student to

the Inner School Masters

of

Wisdom.

I am as many

relationships

as experience brings, and

yet at all times I am still what I am In the same manner.

the One Life lives everyb'I whether it be a human beiqg,

a star, a creature. or a tree. Whatever has consciousness

of

I

must be

a

center of expression for the One Con-



sc iousness of w hich it pa rtakes . W hatev er

I

exper ien-

ces it se lf a s bein g is the w y crc~ation ndsustenance of the

phrnornrnul univecvr

takes

pl ce

I

a m the re fo re a n e t e rna l cen ter o fexpre ss ion

or

G o d

n

G o d , a n d q f ' G o d I a m the way the O n e Se lf expe r ien-

ces the un iquen ess of my g rou p re la t ionships .

1

a m e te r-

na lly secure as a

enter of Expression

for

Life

T h i s

is

T ru th abo u t the Self. I t is yo ur Self a n d my Se lf T h e

potential is infinite.



THROUG H ME

ITS

UNF ILING WISDOM

TAKES FORM IN THOUGHT N D WORD

The statement numbered two refers to that aspect of

the Tree of Life which is called Wisdom. The Cosmic

Father, The Life Power.

In order to have Wisdom, the mind must train itself to

reach to largervistas than its own currently limited data.

When we practice the enlarged mental attitude. we

gradually realize that the Life Power is All-Wise Con-

sciousness and that Wisdom gives us insight into the

significance of relationships. The declaration that this

exalted awareness expresses throughme starts the pro-

cess of withdrawing our false identification of

I with

our experiences. True objective evaluation then be

comes possible.

The very act of cknowledgemenrof the Cosmic Self as

being immanent in my I-ness lifts the heart and mind

to that enlarged Self-concept which starts to open the

gates of thinking, feeling speaking and doing. Subtlt

awarenesses start to come from the Larger Life which

give insight into situations and problems.



The unfailing Wisdom of the Cosmic Self-expression

can be directly perceived and consciously expressed

when we remember to keep reaching for it Partake,

then, of that which is there for you Your every thought

and word can become an ever more potent form, an

expression of the iving Wisdom of the Limitless Light

This is Truth about the Self.



FILLED WITH UNDERSTANDING O F ITS

PERFECT LAW, AM GUIDED MOMENT

Y

MOMENT, ALONG TH E PATH

O F LIBERATION

This statement lifts the heart to an acceptance of Cos-

mic Law.. a willingness to rely upon it in the face ofany

outer appearance. On the Qabalistic Tree of Life. it is

assigned to Understanding, The Cosmic Mother. The

Form Giver, The Divine Soul, The Principle of

Evolution.

The statement numberred three helps the heart to

accept and recognize Divine Guidance moment by

moment. No matter how dark the immediate picture. we

develop the ability to see it as a stepping stone towards

the Larger Self This declaration aids us in overcoming

that sense of aloneness which man suffers from so

poignantly.

Understanding that the Self is growing its instrument

in accordance with Divine Law. you need no longer fear

t

1Lc

hat you will stumble and fall. You will come to re 1

that the very falling is under Guidance and that libera-

tion from false identification is the liberation you

m l l

reach You are not going it alone The is Truth

about

the Self.



FROM T HE EXHAUSTLESS RICHES O F

ITS LIMITLESS SUBSTANCE, DRAW

ALL THINGS NEEDFUL, BOTH

SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL

The fourth Divine Emanation on the Tree of Life

refers to the powers of the Self as expressed through

Mercy. Memory, Benevolence, Expansion etc.

What is Memory? It is Self-remembrance When we

remind ourselves to remember who and what we are,

and what it is that lives us, our attention is then expan-

ded to our Larger Self.

The Limitless Substance is Consciousness which

draws from its exhaustless creativeness a never-ending

wealth of life-experiences. The knowledge of these

bountiful riches puts an end to the poverty complexes

which circumscribe our expectations. Thus we can dare

to recognize that our very participation in the Cosmic

Manifestation makes available to us all things needfitl

both spiritual

a n d

material.

What can limit the power of our consciousness? Only

the false belief in limitation. Knowledge that we create

for ourselves what we think

nd

feel

nd

expect stops

the nonsense of expecting lack We can expect anything



that the Self is capable of thinking and feeling

consistently

Think and feel exhaustless riches in relationships

and material requirements, and then draw it form the

All You are wealthy beyond comprehension You can

draw a wealth of poverty or the fullness of life. The

exhaustless riches are built from what you draw This is

Truth about the Self.



I RECOGNIZE TH E MANIFESTATION O F

THE UNDEVIATING JUSTICE IN ALL

THE CIRCUMSTANCES O F MY LIFE

The fifth Divine Emanation on the Tree of Life

expresses Cosmic Law. It is assigned to the powers of

Strength Justice. Action and Volition.

That which wedo is the result of our basic patterns of

thinking feeling and self-identificatin. If we think and

feel insecurity. then weuct in such ways as to experience

this insecurity in our relationships and/or material con-

ditions. We reap that with which we identify ourselves.

Jusrict~ s

Not

Punishment

It is merely the reaping of

self-experience in terms of what we have done with our

powers of consciousness. This statement therefore

helps us to throw away our guilt complexes. We come to

see that to the degree that we develop the ability to iden-

tify our Selfhood with powers of love compassion

riches of spirit etc. to that degree does the manifesta-

tion

of

undeviating Justice

bring

us the actual

experi-

ence of what we are expressing in terms of our changed

identifications.



No matter what we are today, no matter how dark or

warped our present life patterns seem to be. we are

changing itNow by what we are asserting about our true

Se18 We do not need to feel better or hopeless about our-

selves or anyone else any more.

Understand that we all have been reaping our own

immature pictures. You can now change these pictures

closer to the heart's desire. Accept the past as the inevit-

able result of ignorance, and your consciousness can

then feel free to

thinkofJustice as the miracle of unfold-

ing consciousness, learning to know itself and its Powers

Be comforted, for this is Truth about the Self.



IN ALL THINGS GREAT AND SMALL,

I SEE TH E BEAUTY O F THE

DIVINE EXPRESSION

The Sixth Divine Emanation is assigned to Adam,

Generic Humanity, the Ego seated in the hearts of men,

the Christ Awareness. It is the image-making faculty

centering the Tree and called BEAUTY.

"Beauty is in the eyes ofthe beholder." What wesee in

life is what wec~xperience fwe interpret life as ugly, then

sordidness and ugliness become our lot. We experience

whatever it is that we think we are.

t

is our con.sc~iousness hat sees We see outside what

we build inside. Remember the analogy of the dream.

When we train ourselves to see from the level of the true

Self, we see that rveqthing is a miracle of Divine expres-

sion. To a person in love, the beloved is beautiful no

matter how anyone else may be seeing the same in-

tiividual. This is the secret of true seeing

Fall in love with the miracle of manifested life as an

expression of the Divine and you will see it as it really is

instead ofthrough the warped mirror of false identifica-

tion which brings limited interpretation.

Fall

in love

with the miracle of awareness, which is the way God



experiences Selfin Form, and you will see that all things

great and small are the garments of the Lord of Life.

Thus will you find in your own life that the Divine Poet

in you sings joyous hymns of praise. And thus. also. will

your life become one of Beauty incarnate.

Love the Beauty of Life. and life will bring you love

and beauty This is the glorious Truth about the Self:



LIVING FROM THAT WILL, SUPPORTED

BY ITS UNFAILING WISDOM AND

UNDERSTANDING, MINE IS THE

VICTORIOUS LIFE

The seventh Divine Emanation is called Victory, and

i.;

said to be the expression of the desire nature.

This statement is affirming that every desire is thewlay

that m a n experiences the Divine Will. It is only as man

fccls clesire that he is activated into thinking and doing.

Tlic cswncc of desire is the inner need to find fulfill-

ment.

Im~natiireman. lost in the frustrations of identifying

~c11'~\~itliisunity. competition. and aloneness, misin-

tc~.pt.ctsdesire. thus dreaming up ingnorant and un-

Y ol\cd Si)rms for the fulfillment of desire. Desire is

~ i t u : ~ l l ~he pull of Divine Will towards the Self-

c\pc~-ic~iccf unfailing Wisdom and Understanding.

\\'1ic1i man learns to see Desire as the way that God

~iioti\~ tc \ elf-experience until it finally arrives at true

Sell-a\\ ;\I-eness. hen the desire nature changes. Man

nii1s1

\\;lnt only that which the Divine Will has in store

I ;) . Iiim : I \ the next essential step towards fulfillment of

Sc 11:

I n

~tctuality.

very

desire

is

a

prom is^ It

is

the

~iiorioli1 Lit;. Itsc lt . the truly Victorious Life



Know your desire to be in God from God of God.

You will thus become a true channel through which the

Divine Will finds fulfillment. Understanding Wisdom

Mercy Strength Beauty and Victory will walk with you

and in you. This is in store for you as you learn to live

the Truth about the Self.



I L O O K F O R W A R D W I T H C O N F I D E N C E

T O T H E P E R F E C T R E A L IZ A TIO N O F

T H E E T E R N A L S P L E N D O R O F T H E

L IM I T LE S S L I G H T

T h e e igh th D iv ine Em an at io n is ca l led S p lendor . It is

ass ign ed to th e func tions of the intellect.

T h e in te ll ec t o f M a n is the way G o d experiences the

ab i l i ty to weigh and measure the myr iad aspec t s o f

manifes ta t ion . The in te l lec t d i f ferent ia tes one th ing

f rom ano ther . deve lop ing d i sc r imina t ion th roug h th i s

type of awareness. Th is in tu rn he lps us to l ea rn h ow to

expe ri ence ou rs elves a s bo th the O n e an d the M any a t

the sa m e time

T h e in te l lec t i s the in s t rum en t for t rue Individuat ion .

T hi s e ighth s ta temen t tel ls us tha t the evolut ion of our-

se lves as Individuals i s an Eternal Splendor of the

L imi tles s L igh t which in tu rn is the Co nsc iou sness o f

G od . You must t ra in yourself to look forward with co n-

f idence to your inevitable d es t in y .

to real ize yourself

s

a n E t er n al B e in g in G o d a n d f or G o d



The intellect ofman is analagous to the scientific mic-

roscope. Through the intellect God experiences the

minute aspects of Selfhood and Self-experience. It is

your glorious destiny to become fully Self-conscious of

this miraculous truth. Look forward to this with faith

for it is the joyous Truth about the Self.



IN THOUGHT AND WORD AND DEED

I REST

Y LIF

FROM DAY TO DAY

UPON THE SURE FOUNDATION

OF ETERNAL BEING

The ninth Divine Emanattion is called the Founda-

tion. It is assigned to the function of automatic con-

sciousness or the Vital Soul which humanity shares

with all living creatures.

This is the area of consciousness in which the mental

patterns are tested. It is that aspect of the mind which

projects the images into manifestation and is therefore

also associated with subconsciousness and the astral

body.

The Foundation for our manifested experiences comes

from the mental automatic habit patterns held in our

subconsciousness. We must change these habit pat-

terns in order to change manifestation. When we learn

to rest our lives

in

the recognition of who and what we

are he true Selfhood s a daily and constant prac-

tice we experience the Eternalness of our Being.



We mus t say to ourse lves . "The Se l f th inks my

thoughts T h e Se lf speak s these words T h e Se lf is the

T ru e Ac tor in me " T hi s co ns ta n t se l f-a f fi rming br ings

t h e a w a r e n e s s o f t h e D i v i n e E m a n a t i o n s f ro m a b o v e

a n d w it hi n i n t o o u r ev ery t h o u g h t w o r d a n d d e e d . I t

s ta rt s to t ran sm ute the o ld negative im m atu re ha b i t pa t -

terns . It pur i f ies subcon sciousness . g ainin g new vi ta l ib

f rom the im m an en ce o f t he E te rna l. New hab i t po t t e rn \

a re fo rmed o n ly if we wo rk up on the m day by day by

d a y

Keep asser ting a n d lear n in g how to live the Tru th of

this s tatement . a n d da rk n es s will surely flee F ea rs will

melt Y ou r l ife oes res t o n the sur e Fou nd at io n of E ter-

na l Being for th i s is the e te rna l Tr u th ab ou t the

Self



T H E K I N G D O M O F S P IR IT IS

E M B O D I E D I N M Y F L E S H

T h is t en th D iv ine E m an a t io n i s ca ll ed T he K ingdom .

It is th e m anife sted universe. I t is the flower of the Tree

of Life. It is th e fulf il lment of the D ivin e Em an atio ns . I t

is the p urp ose of Self-experience. T h a t is, th e ph ysical

aspect of l i fe i s tha t towards which the Eternal i s

forever pressing.

T h e D iv ine W i ll a pp aren t ly c rea tes a n d g rows physi -

ca l vehic les in ord er to exper ience I tself in a n d thr ou gh

these forms. phys ica l veh icle can no t be ou ts ide of

G o d s ince G o d is al l t her e is

W h e n G o d thinks. "I. flower," th en a flower is ex-

per ienced by those aspec t s o f consc iousness wh ich a re

s h a r i n g in t h i s t h o u g h t W h e n G o d th in k s, t h e fo rm

which comes in to be ing can be nowhere e l se excep t

wi th in the consc iousness o f God .

My cons c iousnes s a n d you r cons c iousness a r e G o d ' s

Consciousness W e are the Creat ive Spir i t in It s aspect

o f bo th the O n e an d the M any . Y our f le sh a nd m y fle sh

ar e forms tha t the Self takes for self-experience. Yo ur

body

is Te m ple for the Living G od Revere it. B ut d o

not be co m e lost in ide ntif icat ion with

i t



The Kingdom of Spirit is embodied in your flesh

Your body is a form that Consciousness takes, and you

are Eternal Consciousness of everything you have ever

been of what you are, and what you will be The gar-

ments of God are yours to enjoy. Wherever form is, this

s truly the glory of G o d You walk on Holy Ground and

you are the Temple not built by hands This is Truth

about the Self.



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